CLINICAL RESEARCH
Expression and clinical significance of cytochrome c oxidase subunit IV in colorectal cancer patients
 
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Submission date: 2013-12-16
 
 
Final revision date: 2014-02-18
 
 
Acceptance date: 2014-02-18
 
 
Online publication date: 2016-02-02
 
 
Publication date: 2016-02-29
 
 
Arch Med Sci 2016;12(1):68-77
 
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Introduction: Previous studies have demonstrated that the expression of cytochrome c oxidase (COX) subunits encoded by mitochondrial DNA is elevated in colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the expression of nuclear DNA-encoded COX IV and its clinical significance have not yet been investigated in CRC.
Material and methods: We examined COX IV expression in paired CRC samples (cancer and pericancerous tissues) by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), Western blot and immunohistochemical staining and analyzed its clinical significance.
Results: qPCR and Western blot analyses showed that COX IV expression was significantly elevated at both the mRNA (p = 0.05) and protein levels in CRC tissue samples when compared with those in paired pericancerous tissues. Immunohistochemistry also revealed that COX IV expression was significantly increased in CRC tissues (p < 0.001). Association analyses showed that there was no significant association between COX IV expression and clinical parameters of CRC patients except for gender (p = 0.017). Moreover, we did not find any association between COX IV expression and overall survival or recurrence-free survival of CRC patients. Further analysis showed no significant relationship between the expression of COX IV and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), a marker of cell proliferation.
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that elevated COX IV expression may play an important role in colorectal carcinogenesis, but not in progression, which warrants further investigation in future studies.
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